Rams Sweep Gators, Improve to 18-6 Overall

Apr 11, 2010

Rams Sweep Gators, Improve to 18-6 Overall

Game 1: Farmingdale State - 8, Sage Colleges - 0

Game 2: Farmingdale State - 9, Sage Colleges - 0

Troy, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's
softball team posted a doubleheader sweep over the Sage College
Gators today at Robison Field in Troy, N.Y. Farmingdale improved to
18-6 overall, 7-1 in the Skyline; while Sage fell to 0-20, 0-8 in
the conference.

Game
1

Farmingdale State sophomore pitcher Hope Zino (Bay
Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) had a perfect game in progress until the
fourth inning when Sage sophomore Ashley Eberle (Delmar,
N.Y./Bethlehem) and senior Kellie Jones (Troy, N.Y./Troy) spoiled
her no-hit and perfect game bid. Zino (8-4) finished with six
strikeouts in the game for her ninth complete game and fourth
shutout of the year.

Sage sophomore Kristen Knights (Chatham, N.Y./Chatham) took the
loss (0-8) after 3.1 innings of work with eight hits allowed and
four earned runs. Freshman Nichole French (Harrisville,
N.Y./Harrisville Center) pitched in relief for the Gators.

Game
2

Farmingdale would combine for 11 hits and nine runs in game two
as Martin, Jarczynski, and sophomore leftfielder Amanda Maass
(Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd) notched a homerun each.

The Rams got one run in the first inning off an RBI single to
center from Farber to score Richman for the early lead, before
adding four in the second on four hits and one error. Freshman Maressa
Mistretta singled to right center for the first RBI of the
inning, followed by RBI's by Richman, sophomore centerfielder Kaitlin
Keenan (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) and Farber.

Jarczynski and Martin tallied the back-to-back solo homers in
the top of the third inning for the Rams for the only two runs of
the inning. Maass hit her two-run homer in the top of the fifth to
make it 9-0 Rams.

Sage started a rally in the bottom of the fifth, scoring one
run, but were not able to convert leaving two runners on base and
falling 9-1. Sage freshman Gabriella Skillen (Milford, NY) was
given the loss after 2.1 innings with five earned runs, a walk and
a strikeout.

Farmingdale freshman pitcher Lauren
Fitzpatrick (Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman) improved to 3-0 as
she pitched a complete game, including four scoreless innings, with
six strikeouts and four hits.

Farmingdale State hosts Hunter College for a non-conference
doubleheader on Thursday, April 15th at 3:30 p.m.